journalese

C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˌdʒɜrnəˈliz/ UK /ˌdʒɜːnəˈliːz/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the clichéd, sensational style of writing typical of newspapers

The press release was clotted with journalese and empty superlatives.

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1 noun · the clichéd, sensational... jargonclicheverbiagegobbledygook

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Related forms journal journalist journalism

Etymology

From 'journal' + '-ese' (a suffix denoting a manner of writing or speech); 'journal' from Old French 'jurnal' ('daily'), from Latin 'diurnalis', from 'dies' ('day').

jurnal xno diurnalis Latin dies Latin

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# journalese

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌdʒɜrnəˈliz
**IPA (UK):** ˌdʒɜːnəˈliːz

## Meanings
1. the clichéd, sensational style of writing typical of newspapers

## Examples
- The press release was clotted with journalese and empty superlatives.

## Synonyms
- jargon
- cliche
- verbiage
- gobbledygook

## Related Forms
- journal
- journalist
- journalism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: jurnal
- Root: diurnalis
- Root: dies
- Affix: -ese - from a place

## Etymology
From 'journal' + '-ese' (a suffix denoting a manner of writing or speech); 'journal' from Old French 'jurnal' ('daily'), from Latin 'diurnalis', from 'dies' ('day').

## AI Etymology
Journalese comes from 'journal' + '-ese' (a suffix denoting a manner of writing or speech); 'journal' from Old French 'jurnal' ('daily'), from Latin 'diurnalis', from 'dies' ('day'). The etymological trail includes Old French jurnal, Latin diurnalis, Latin dies. The same word family includes journal, journalist, journalism. Its current noun use means "the clichéd, sensational style of writing typical of newspapers".

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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